Christmas Eve is celebrated on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Traditions include visiting church services, singing carols, exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, creating snowmen, hosting feasts with family and friends, cleaning chimneys and hanging stockings for Santa. The colors of Christmas are red, green, and gold which symbolize the blood of Christ, eternal life, and royalty. People also decorate trees with candles, bells, ornaments, tinsel and place an angel or star at the top to represent the angels.

1. Christmas Eve
It is celebrated on 25th December, the birth eve of St. Jesus Christ. The
occasion is cherished with;
 Visiting Church and
singing Christmas carols
 Sending Christmas
Greetings
 Cleaning Chimney’s and
hanging stockings for Santa
Claus to visit
 Watching nativity plays
 Exchanging Gifts
 Creating snowman and
snow angels in gardens
 Hosting Christmas feasts
and family get tog ether's
 Decorating Christmas Tree

2. Christmas Facts
 The traditional colors of Christmas
decorations are red, green, and gold.
• Red symbolizes the blood of
Jesus, which was shed in his
crucifixion,
• Green symbolizes eternal life
• Gold is the first color associated with
Christmas symbolizing royalty
 The word “Christmas” means “Mass of
Christ”
 The Christmas candy cane, shaped as a
shepherds’ crook, represents the
humble shepherds who were first to

3. Christmas Tree
• A Christmas tree is a decorated tree usually of
spruce, pine or fir.
•
It is illuminated by candles, bells, traditional
ornaments, tinsels, candy canes, Christmas lights
and gift boxes at the base.
• An angel or star is placed at the top of
the tree to represent the host of angels

4. Christmas Feast
Roasted Turkey
Roasted Lamb
Smoked Salmon
Beef Stew
Potato Salad
Mince Pies
Cranberry Sauce
Plum Cakes
Christmas Puddings
Table Wines

5. Christmas Games
 Fill the Christmas stocking. Divide into teams and have
the participants race to fill their team's hanging stocking
with a spoonful of wrapped candy.
 Photo booth. Provide silly props and backdrops for
guests to use in front of camera and get pictured.
 Decorate a person as a Christmas tree. Using green
crepe paper, ornaments, tinsel, whatever one can find
and decorate your “tree”. First or best one wins.
 Christmas memory game. Put Christmas items on a tray
and give people one minute to memorize the items. Take
the tray away and have them write as many down as they
can remember in 30 seconds

6. X-mas Glossary
• Joseph- Husband to Mary and earthly father to Jesus, a
carpenter by profession
• Manger- A trough or box used to hold food for stable animals, at
the time of Christ birth used as crib
• Rudolph- The most famous ninth Reindeer who pull Santa's Sled
• Boxing Day- The day after Christmas when presents are given to
extended family and friends
• Advent- The four week period preceding Christmas which serves
as a time of preparation for the celebration
• Christmas Cracker- A decorated paper tube that makes a sharp
noise (crack!) and releases a small toy when two people pull it
apart
• Bethlehem- A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, the birthplace
of Jesus
• Saint Nicholas- A Bishop in Asia Minor who had the habit of
helping people less fortunate than himself by leaving gifts or
money for them, later renowned as Santa Claus